Tokyo Art & Science Research Residency

In 2025, Santtu Laine was selected for a month-long art & science research residency in Tokyo by Bioart Society, BioClub Toyko and the Finnish Cultural Institute in Japan.  The following text reflects his research and thoughts during the residency period in Japan in November-December 2025. 
 

During his residency, Laine will experiment with using marine bacteria to carve and shape bioplastics, exploring how bacteria can be used for bio-etching to create organic patterns on the bioplastic surface. Laine is also keen to learn about the traditional methods of processing Japanese tengusa-seaweed (Gelidium amansii) and the production of kanten.

Lau Kaker was selected for the Tokyo Art & Science Research Residency in 2024. This is their third and final blog entry about their experiences in residency.

Lau Kaker was selected for the Tokyo Art & Science Research Residency in 2024. This is their second blog entry about their experiences in residency.

Bioart Society together with partner organizations is looking for an artists for the Tokyo Art & Science Research Residency, multidisciplinary participants for the Field_Notes – Living Methodologies field laboratory and innovative proposals for the Rewilding Cultures Mobility Conversation. All open calls have 31st March as their deadline.

Lau Kaker was selected for the Tokyo Art & Science Research Residency in 2024. This is their first blog entry about their experiences in residency.

Lau Kaker is an artist and curator from Belgium based in Helsinki, Finland, working with projects exploring the collective and fictional meaning of home, shaped by their research on the concept of belonging. They'll dedicate their time in Japan to their ongoing research on interspecies communication revolving around the indigo color tradition.

Antti Tenetz writes about his experiences in the Tokyo Art & Science Research Residency. Tenetz travelled to Japan to have his residency in Decembr 2023.

We are looking for a Finnish artist or an artist based in Finland for a month-long art & science research residency in Tokyo, Japan, during autumn and winter 2024.

Antti Tenetz is a visual artist situated at the interface between media and arts, biological art and urban art. During his residency in Japan, Tenetz will explore symbiotic, other-than-human relationships.

We are looking for a Finnish artist or an artist based in Finland for a month-long art & science research residency in Tokyo, Japan, during autumn and winter 2023.

Aaro Murphy writes about his experiences in the Tokyo Art & Science Research Residency. Murphy had his residency in autumn 2022. This is his fourth and final blog entry.